Tag: NIH

"You don't pretend to balance the budget by cutting life-saving biomedical research when the real cause of the federal debt is runaway entitlement spending," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.

Republicans buck Trump on NIH cuts

Robert King · March 27, 2017 4:01 am

"I will say that NIH is something that is particularly popular in Congress," Ryan said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Ryan: Expect changes to White House’s proposed budget cuts for NIH

Anna Giaritelli · March 19, 2017 1:55 pm

A lack of investment in scientific research can lead to the U.S. becoming less competitive in growth sectors. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Are Trump’s proposed budget cuts anti-science?

Capri Cafaro · March 17, 2017 5:10 pm

President Trump's first proposed budget could turn Joe Biden's cancer "moonshot" into more of a crater, a devastating blow to the former vice president just days after he implored people to help him eradicate the deadly disease. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Trump budget could kill Joe Biden’s cancer moonshot

Gabby Morrongiello · March 16, 2017 5:38 pm

President Trump's budget would cut the National Institutes of Health's budget by nearly $6 billion. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NIH faces steep cuts after making gains last year

Robert King · March 16, 2017 1:29 pm

A Republican senator is asking President-elect Trump to keep Dr. Francis Collins as head of the National Institutes of Health as the medical research agency is slated to receive almost $5 billion more for research over the next decade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican asks Trump to keep NIH leader as Cures bill is signed

Robert King · December 13, 2016 10:56 pm

President Obama signs the 21st Century Cures Act into law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama signs Cures legislation

Robert King · December 13, 2016 8:33 pm

President Obama has said he will sign the bill, that gives new funding to NIH and the FDA. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Senate passes Cures bill

Robert King · December 7, 2016 7:16 pm

"It's legislation that can have an impact on each of our states, and on each of our constituents," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Washington Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Senate advances Cures bill

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 5, 2016 11:21 pm

"No matter where you're from, one thing that binds us all together is that we all want more time with our loved ones," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., shown above getting a hug from Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House passes Cures bill with mental health reforms included

Robert King, Paige Winfield · November 30, 2016 11:49 pm

Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, is objecting to plans to quickly take up the bill if the Senate keeps a provision weakening the Sunshine Act, which Grassley co-authored. (AP Photo)

Grassley wants changes to cures bill

Robert King · November 28, 2016 6:37 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said that getting an agreement on cures is a top priority in the lame-duck session, which begins Nov. 14. (AP Photo)

Top research group wants cures bill passed

Robert King · October 28, 2016 4:39 pm